Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-01-22
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Items OF State News Gathered froIn
Our Exchanges.

ing.
Natchez is flooded with counterfeit
coin.
Ellisville is to have new Masonic
Hall.
Columbus real estate is on a big
boom.
Five colored men publish papers in
this State.
Birmingham capitalists are booming
Columbus,
A. & A. X. Burnett, of Port Gibson,
failed last week.
The Oxford Falcon now runs a
"patent-outside.
The Meridian Fire Department has
been rs-organized.
Rabid dogs are reported to be bad
in and around Natchez,
Geo. Gardner shot and killed Walter
Dement, at Grenada recently.
Over 10,006 bales of cotton have been
received at Kosciusko up to date.
There has been no rain of any consc-
quence in Natchez since early in Octo-
Der.
The exodus of colored laborers con-
tinues from Kinds and other hill coun-
ties.
A colored girl aged II years old was
burned to death near Clinton last
week.
Mrs. Annie I. Clark. an invalid of
Kosciusko. was burned to death last
week.
Two negro roustabouts of Yieksburg
had a serious cutting afray one day this
week.
The Volunteer Southrons have elected
Capt Piazza, formerly of the Rifles, drill
master.
The Natchez Democrat is advocating
the erection of first -classs hotel at that
place.
Gen. Isaac Randall, an old citizen of
Monroe county died near Aberdeen re-
Gently.
Vicksburg is to have paper and oil
mill xhsre paper will be made from eot-
seed hulls.
Thad Arlington shot and instantly
killed Peter Dency at Meridian last
week Both colored.
The colored people Of Vicksburg
passed resolutions of sympathy to the
memory of Gen. Logan.
It is reported that three white men
shot and killed one inofensiye negro,
near Kosciusko, recently.
Accommodation will be secured for
al who attend the Dairyman's and
Fruit Growers Convention.
Col. f. A. Tyler, of the South was de-
feated for Mayor of Holly Springs last
week by Hon. j. W. FAINT.
Ben Nelson aged twelve years, acci-
dently shot and killed his little brother
at Hazlehurst on New Years day.
Mai. NJ. S. Gatlin, a prominent and
wealthy planter Of Kinds county, COM
mitted suicide near Terry one day last
week.
An enthusiastic meeting ofthe citizens
of Winona held this week, favored the
building Of The Georgia Pacific Railroad
via Winonr.
We learn that hog cholera has broken
out near Liberty, and in consequence
all the newspaper men are leaving that
neck of timber.
Mrs. Douglass George, formerly Of
Mobile, died at her residence in Meri-
dian last week. Her remains were sent
to Mobile for interment.
The Representative from Clarke coun-
ty in the last Legislature, Mr., 0. b.
Collins, has been appointed consul at
Charlottetown. Prince Edwards Islands.
DR.. R. H. Pryor, of Vicksburg, made
famous by the "Pryor's Celebrated
Chill Tonic" of which he was the in
ventor, diedin Vicksburg one day this
week.
A land and improvement company
was organized in Columbus last week
with capital of $JOO,OOO Some Of
the most prominent citizens are at the
head Of it.
Fletcher FitzGerald, a son of Col. w.
II. FitzGerald hsd a difficulty with a
negro named Abe Thomas, whom he
shot and killed. The negro was the in
stigator of the difficulty.
One Of the Wealthlest citizens OF Co
lumbus is now in New York perfecting
arrangements to build a railroad thirty
miles north of that place to intercept the
Kansas City road east Of Aberdeen.
G. w. Carter, foreman Of bridge
Gang on the V. & NJ. Railroad, stationed
below Vicksburg, had his ankle crushed
by hand car being derailed. He was
taken to Vicksburg for medical treat
ment.
The brother of Parnell, the great
Irish leader in the House OF Commons,
IS prospecting around Crystal Springs,
preparatory to establishing fruit farm.
Mr.. Parnell resides in the State OF Ala
bama,
Every farmer interested in dairyiIng
and fruit raising, should attend the
Dairyman's and Fruit Growers Con-
vention to be held in this city on the
18th 18th and 18th of February. Ac-
commodationS will be secured for allWhO
attend.